Wat Phu (pronounced 'Wat Poo') is an ancient Cambodian or Khmer temple in the vicinity of Pakse, Laos, and with Earl and Joy and Sarah we rented a tuk-tuk to get us there. The ferry ride across the river was interesting... the car ferry was composed of three boat hulls stuck together with a platform stretched over them where the vehicles sit - double click for a pic of it - it was very bizarre!
Wat Phu itself was amazing and was to give us a taster as to what Angkor Wat - the famous temple in Cambodia - was going to be like. It was originally built in the 6th century and then further additions came in the 10th-11th. The different levels were built on the mountain terraces. The central stone walkway lead through stone debris and ruins up the hill. The wonderful fragrance from the flowers from the frangipani trees flanking the beautiful stone staircase accompanied us as we climbed up each wonky step. At the top there was a small temple that had a fantastic view overlooking the valley and the whole site. We found several huge rock carvings off to one side too, in which human sacrifices were performed. Urgh! The King had his own perch from where he would watch the whole proceedings! Charming!* Mush
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Hi. I haven't stopped by in a bit - lots to catch up on.
Great photo of you two!
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